New Delhi: The BCCI on Tuesday named Ravi Shastri as the new chief coach of the Indian cricket team with former fast bowling great Zaheer Khan being appointed the bowling coach for a period of two years. Rahul Dravid, India A and Under-19 coach, will work as a batting consultant on away tours alongs

Kingston, July 10: India's top-scorer Dinesh Karthikrued the dropped catches that proved decisive in his team's nine-wicket loss to the West Indies in a one-off Twenty20 match, acknowledging a chance that he himself spilt. In the sixth over, Lewis went for a lofted straight drive off Bhuvneshwar

Derby [U.K.]: A quartet of wickets and a half-century by South Africa captain Dane Van Niekerk led her side to its third victory of the ICC Women’s World Cup with a 115-run win over India. Earlier, Lizelle Lee hit 92 runs, 82 of which were boundaries, before Van Niekerk added 57 of her own.

Mumbai : Former Indian cricketer Ravi Shastri will be front-runner, when he along with five other shortlisted applicants are interviewed by the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) for the high-profile role of India’s head coach post in Mumbai on Monday. Besides Shastri, former Indian cricketers Vi

KARACHI: Pakistan's 124-run defeat to India in the ICC Champions Trophy tournament has been described as "shameful" and "humiliating" by the country's former greats such as Imran Khan and Wasim Akram, critics and fans alike. Having notched up 319 for three, India bowled out Pakistan for 164 to po

AS the deadline to apply for the job of India’s cricket coach ended Wednesday, it became increasingly clear that Anil Kumble’s one-year contract was unlikely to be extended — one primary reason being skipper Virat Kohli’s objection to Kumble’s style of functioning. Though BCCI officials, and even me

Done in by nerves to start with, keeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik feels he has a good chance of making India’s Champions Trophy playing XI after his fluent knock in the warm-up game against Bangladesh. After failing in India’s first warm-up match against New Zealand, Karthik, who replaced an injured

In the upcoming Champions Trophy, computerised chips will be installed in the bats of Rohit Sharma and Ajinkya Rahane. The chips are designed to track the player’s movement and the data collected will be used by players and coaches to improve their game. Reports say that three players from every

THE OVAL had a very Asian feel to it on Tuesday morning. The skies overhead and the general air around might have been very English, but the pervading buzz in and around the historic venue — right from the Kennington underground station to the one outside the ground — was dominated by swarms of Indi

India were supposed to play away against Pakistan in 2015, and are scheduled to host them in 2017. Chennai: The deadlock on bilateral cricket ties between India and Pakistan continues after the union government categorically rejected it on Monday. The meeting between the two boards in Dubai subs

Banglore: Spectators got confused to identify Pakistani umpire Aleem Dar in his new look of beard. In the warm-up match between India and New Zealand, he was seen in beard which made people recognising him as Hashim Amla. PTV had reported that Aleem Dar was inspired and encouraged by South Africa

London: Defending champions India hit all the right chords during their resounding 45-run victory against New Zealand via Duckworth-Lewis method in a rain-curtailed warm-up game where skipper Virat Kohli came good after an impressive show from the bowlers. Comeback man Mohammed Shami (3/47 in 8 o

What’s the Story? Former Indian batsman Virender Sehwag has been asked to apply for the position of the coach of the Indian cricket team as per a report in the Indian Express. Apparently, Sehwag was approached by a top BCCI official during the Indian Premier League who asked him to apply for the jo

With the Champions Trophy just a week away, the International Cricket Council (ICC) and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) moved quickly to reassure all concerned of a “robust safety and security plan” in the aftermath of the suspected suicide bombing in Manchester on Monday. While big sporti

Melbourne [Australia]: England all-rounder Ben Stokes , who was named the Indian Premier League’s Most Valuable Player, has revealed that Australia and Rising Pune Supergiant captain Steve Smith played a pivotal role in helping him achieve huge success in his debut season of the lucrative T20 tourna

Ahead of the finals of IPL 10 where Mumbai Indians square-off against Rising Pune Supergiants, former India skipper Mohammad Azharuddin has backed RPS to win the finals. Speaking to India today, he said,” “I think Pune will win. The playoff they won against Mumbai will be a big confidence bo

Sania Mirza, playing with new partner Yaroslava Shvedova, crashed out of the semifinals of the Italian Open on Saturday. The Indo-Kazakh third seeds were beaten 3-6 6-7(7) by Yung-Jan Chan and Martina Hingis. Joining her in bowing out of the ATP event running simultaneously, the Rome Masters, was co

Bengaluru: Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma felt the convincing win in the Qualifier 2 here tonight was a much-needed morale-booster ahead of the IPL-10 title clash against nemesis Rising Pune Supergiant. Mumbai easily defeated Kolkata Knight Riders to set up the final with RPS. Sent into